Leader
11Heralded Score, range 2–31
The most visible software development companies in Europe, October 2026
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–28 | 2#6 | 0= #18 | 1
| 1% | 0% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #18 | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #18 | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 1= #9 | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 1= #9 | –
| 0% | 0% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 1#7 | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #18 | –
| 0% | 0% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 1= #9 | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 1= #9 | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 2#6 | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading |
“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI and Search give each brand’s score and rank on that side alone. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.
Most cited sources
| Rank | Source | Type | Cited in | Engines | Pages cited | Brands its pages mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Directory | 9.0% | 4 of 4 | 32 | 1 |
| 2 | | Social | 8.8% | 2 of 4 | 39 | Not read |
| 3 | | Social | 8.1% | 3 of 4 | 25 | Not read |
| 4 | | Community | 6.2% | 3 of 4 | 26 | Not read |
| 5 | | Consultancy | 6.0% | 3 of 4 | 16 | Not read |
| 6 | | Consultancy | 3.8% | 4 of 4 | 3 | Not read |
| 7 | | Community | 3.3% | 3 of 4 | 8 | Not read |
| 8 | | Consultancy | 3.3% | 3 of 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | | Vendor site | 1.4% | 1 of 4 | 5 | Not read |
| 10 | | Vendor site | 1.2% | 2 of 4 | 12 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Quelles sont les meilleures entreprises de développement logiciel pour créer un produit sur mesure ? | French | |
| Externaliser le développement de logiciels sur mesure pour une startup | French | No brand recommended |
| Comment une entreprise peut-elle créer un logiciel sur mesure sans équipe en interne ? | French | No brand recommended |
| Comment trouver un partenaire fiable en développement logiciel ? | French | No brand recommended |
| Développeurs en interne ou entreprise de développement logiciel pour une startup | French | No brand recommended |
| Développement logiciel nearshore ou offshore pour une entreprise de taille moyenne | French | No brand recommended |
| Alternatives au recrutement d’une équipe de développement en interne | French | No brand recommended |
| Alternatives aux développeurs freelance pour créer une application | French | No brand recommended |
| Je suis fondateur non technique et je dois créer une application web. Quelle entreprise de développement logiciel devrais-je engager ? | French | No brand recommended |
| Je dirige le service informatique d’une entreprise de taille moyenne et je cherche un partenaire pour moderniser nos systèmes existants. | French | No brand recommended |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
- 1
Toptal
Gemini
- 1
- 2
Thoughtworks
- 3
N-iX
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- 2
ScienceSoft
- 3
ChatGPT
- 1
Netguru
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Method
Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.
For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.